Comments on: New blog discovery: Say What, Michael Pollan?

By: carolynz

carolynz — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:34:31 +0000

I think it’s great you’re doing this review. Maybe I don’t see the niceness or not-niceness as so much of an issue. I think people have different voices and the truth speaks for itself. I look forward to reading more!

By: Savage Rabbit

Savage Rabbit — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:50:47 +0000

And by “nice” I mean that most vegans talking about this book actively try to follow the “impartial” mannerisms prescribed by academia. Maybe you might like the way I’m going after her—no idea; that’s just my perception given what I’ve observed.

By: Savage Rabbit

Savage Rabbit — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:48:31 +0000

I've started my own review/debunking of The Vegetarian Myth over here. I'm probably not going to be as polite or nice as you might like me to be—I did choose "Savage Rabbit" for a reason—but I don't want to limit myself to facts and mathematics. There are serious ongoing structural fallacies in this book, and I want to attack them.

By: vegetarianmythmyth

vegetarianmythmyth — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:24:49 +0000

Yes. They both do a good job, in general, of showing how facts, anecdotes, and research can be framed/manipulated to lead readers astray. I look forward to reading further into your blog.

By: Adam Merberg

Adam Merberg — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:46:18 +0000

Thanks for your blog and this post in particular. I'm actually planning a piece that relates to The Vegetarian Myth. As I'm sure you know, Lierre Keith relies on The Omnivore's Dilemma for everything she has to say about Polyface Farm, and she really does a great job of showing how that book can lead one astray.